Market leading versatility and all-round capability

The Kinesis Tripster AT is a true legend in the gravel and adventure world – it’s one of the most versatile bikes you can buy, as demonstrated by the feats of bike-packing global adventurers, daily commuters and weekend back-yard explorers alike.

Kinesis have further refined the latest Tripster AT with a 6069 aluminium down tube and 6069 tubing elsewhere. The result is a frame that is durable and handles well – the tubing shape has been carefully selected to maximise the riding characteristics and create a refined experience. An oversized down tube, flared top tube and tapered head tube combine to make a laterally stiff front end.

The aluminium Tripster AT (‘All Terrain’) takes the years of experience gained by Kinesis with the legendary titanium Tripster ATR, together with their heritage of championship winning cyclocross bikes, to create a category-defining bike capable of taking on a vast range of surfaces, terrains and adventures – all at an affordable price point.

The Triptser line was developed originally as a trans-continental all-road racing bike – swift across all surfaces, with a beautifully balanced and comfortable all-day ride, while being tough enough to withstand the worst that adventure racing can throw at it, whatever the conditions. Add in multiple bottle cage mounting, rack and mudguard mounts, a flattened top to provide frame pack stability, and the dependability of a British Standard bottom bracket with Kinesis UK proven geometry and you have a recipe for adventure.

The Kinesis Tripster AT boasts cutting edge adventure bike features and versatility, allowing it to be built to excel across a variety of uses. Commute on it, ride bridleways and gravel with it, go bike-packing on it, ride across continents on it. The Tripster AT will take all of this in its stride and more.

The Tripster AT now has guides for full length outer gear cables ensuring that shifting remains constant in the worst of British weather. Di2 cables can be secured along the chainstay with new guides.

With clearance for 700c x 45mm or 650B x 52mm (aka 27.5″ x 2″) tyres, cable routing for any kind of group set, and a frame has been tested to rigorous CEN mountain bike standards, the Tripster AT is up for anything.

The Tripster AT features the premium Columbus Futura Cross+ carbon fork, delivering precise steering and all-day comfort, and is finished with Kinesis UK’s proven adventure geometry for stability and control on rough terrain.

The Columbus Futura Cross+ Carbon fork is fitted with a flip-chip to allow adjustment of the rake of the fork between 47mm and 52mm. Where you place the chip will depend on how you like your Tripster to handle.

“The Tripster AT takes the proven on/off road geometry of the titanium Tripster ATR and brings it to an alloy frame at a lower price point. Its features are bang up to date and it adds some useful design highlights that increase its versatility too, like the flattened off tube profiles designed to support bags. It’s comfortable to ride on road…but its real forte is the ability to head onto bridleways and trails. Here, you can tackle tricky terrain with confidence. There’s enough stability to negotiate more technical sections and enough air in the tyres to smooth out the bumps.” Cycling Weekly

The Tripster AT’s geometry has been fine-tuned over the years and is now available in eight sizes to cater for most heights. The smallest frames have sloping top tubes to give the best possible fit.

During the development of the original Tripster AT Kinesis also worked closely with the late Mike Hall in the design process and gained from Mike’s knowledge and love of long distance, multi-terrain riding.  The final production model featured a number of enhancements thanks to Mike’s input and you can see this referenced on the frame graphics.